BIND 9 - force secondary to update/refresh from primary

[atomic at people.net.au]

Mark Andrews wrote:
>> Thanks for the overflowing suggestions and replies.
>>
>> I tested it earlier by incrementing the serial number of a test zone in 
>> the primary, then reload the primary and the secondary (both running 
>> BIND 8.4.6). The secondary didn't update the zone until 10-15 minutes 
>> later and it's unclear if the delay is a constant. That's why I want to 
>> force a  refresh immediately instead of waiting "indefinitely".
>>     
>
> 	Remember the file will not necessarially be written
> 	immediately.  You need to query the nameserver to determine
> 	if the zone has updated.
>
> 	Mark
>
>   
I queried the secondary name server for a minute or so but nothing 
changed. So I setup a schedule to query it every 5 minutes, I looked at 
the redirected output an hour later it shows update took place some time 
between 10 to 15 minutes.